Best Casual games of 2026 — ranked by players
Ranking of Casual releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 52 games analyzed, 829,085 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.
#1
Creature Kitchen
100/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#2
Dispatch
97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#3
Scritchy Scratchy
98/100 · Very Positive
#4
Strange Jigsaws
99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#5
Berry Bury Berry
98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#6
Sweet Home
97/100 · Very Positive
#7
Tiny Bookshop
97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#8
Slime Rancher 2
95/100 · Very Positive
#9
Waterpark Simulator
96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#10
Is This Seat Taken?
96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#11
Rhythm Doctor
95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#12
Whisper of the House
96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#13
Space Rock Breaker
96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#14
Mon Bazou
94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#15
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
94/100 · Very Positive
#16
MECCHA CHAMELEON
93/100 · Very Positive
#17
Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#18
Megabonk
92/100 · Very Positive
#19
shapez 2 - Factory
93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#20
Cheese Rolling
93/100 · Very Positive
#21
Leaf it Alone
93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#22
The Farmer Was Replaced
92/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#23
Strange Antiquities
93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#24
Poker Night at the Inventory
92/100 · Very Positive
#25
School Days
92/100 · Mostly Positive
#26
Sledding Game
93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#27
Millennium Dream
93/100 · Very Positive
#28
Keep on Mining!
90/100 · Very Positive
#29
SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
91/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive
#30
Little Witch in the Woods
88/100 · Very Positive